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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | (1964-06-14)June 14, 1964 (age 61) Schenectady, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Maynard Evans(Orlando, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: undrafted | ||||||||
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Jamie Donnell Dukes (born June 14, 1964) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acenter for 10 seasons for theAtlanta Falcons,Green Bay Packers, andArizona Cardinals, of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles, earning consensusAll-American honors in 1985.
Dukes was born inSchenectady, New York. He attendedEvans High School inOrlando, Florida.
Dukes was anoffensive guard atFlorida State and became the fifth player in FSU history to earn consensus All-America honors when he was named to virtually every team as a senior in 1985. From 1982 to 1985 he started every single game finishing with 48 total starts. And behind the lead of Dukes over the course of those four years. Following his illustrious career withFlorida State, Dukes signed with theAtlanta Falcons as a free agent in 1986.[1][2]
Dukes rated #46 in theFlorida State University All-Time Player Countdown to Kickoff.[3]
In 1991, Dukes was elected into the FSU Hall of Fame.[4][5]
Despite a strong showing atFlorida State, Dukes wentundrafted in1986. He began his career with theAtlanta Falcons playing for 8 seasons up to the end of1993. He finished his career inAtlanta playing in 110 games for theFalcons. The following year, he signed a 1-year deal withGreen Bay and started 6 games for thePackers. In1995, Dukes signed another 1-year contract, this time with theArizona Cardinals. He had started 8 games that season. At the end of the year, Dukes retired, completing his career playing in 124 games, and starting 62.[6]He fumbled 6 times in his career 5 recovered by his own team and 1 recovered by the opponent's team for a total of -6 yards[7]
Dukes joined NFL Network in 2006 as an analyst onNFL Total Access and NFL GameDay Scoreboard alongsidePaul Burmeister andTom Waddle. He is also a regular contributor to NFL.com. During NFL Network'sThursday Night Football schedule, Dukes, Paul Burmeister andBucky Brooks can be seen providing complementary coverage on NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football. He also participated in the NFL Network's coverage of the2008 NFL draft as a desk host in New York and helped cover the 2009 Pro-Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, interviewing players for NFL Total Access.
Dukes is an actor in a compelling documentary on the effect ofconcussion on NFLers and their Families. From sleeplessness to suicide, it reveals a hard portrait of life after the gridiron.[8][9]
Dukes was one of the most popular hosts on WZGC 92.9 FM The Game and left October 2015 due to health problems[10]
January 2016 Dukes andChad Ochocinco started the Ochocinco and Dukes Podcast oniTunes.[11][12]
Dukes is the national spokesman for the NFL's Healthy Heart Campaign, Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act and REALIZE® Adjustable Gastric Band.[13]
2008 Dukes had gastric band procedure to help lose weight.[14] The Put Up Your Dukes Foundation was founded by Jamie and his wife Angela Dukes in 2009. As of 2010, Dukes spearheaded agrassroots, weight-loss program called the "Billion Pound Blitz Initiative".[15][16][17][18]
Duke is Senior VP of Community Relations & Strategic Partnerships for Hydro One a healthy, nutritional, vitamin infused beverage.[19] His 2012 season will include analyst duties on theUnited Football League broadcasts onCBS Sports Network according to a league media guide. He also hosts the Rick and Jamie show on WZGC-FM (Atlanta 92.9 The Game).
January 29, 2015, Jamie Dukes seeks fellow ex-NFLers for study to treatdepression in the foyer ofGeorgia State Capitol. Dukes is working withanesthesiologist Jarrod Huey who is involved with Atlanta-based DripFusion Institute in collaboration with several organizations includingFlorida State University College of Medicine[20][21]
Dukes wrote a book called "Frenemals", which talks about Family, Friends, and the Friends inside our head. This books is to help youth get a better understanding of self-awareness.[22]
Working with Crosby Media Production and Braxton Cosby, Dukes Fat Free: Ask The Fat Doc, Jamie Dukes on his Chachersize video workout program to create Chachersize for Men.[23]
Dukes and his wife kicked off the 2011 Runway Red Celebrity Kids Fashion Show raising funding for children infected by or affected with HIV/AIDS.[24]
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